SAN FRANCISCO — November 8, 2018 — Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, today announced that the company has been named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) Ecosystem Providers, Q4 2018, a report published by Forrester Research, Inc. Okta was also top ranked in Strategy within the Strong Performers category. The research was authored by Dr. Chase Cunningham and published on November 8, 2018.
In the Forrester report, Okta earned the highest possible score in the evaluation criteria “people/workforce security,” “ZTX vision and strategy” and “market approach.” The report further describes Okta's solution:
“Okta is skilled at securing end users and their ability to access the network, which is a key factor for all Zero Trust strategies and organizations. The company has spent significant time and resources to enable easy security for end users and enterprises, and thanks to its exceptional growth and expansion, it has a strong install base that are ‘in love’ with the solution. End users noted the system’s easy rollout and manageability as well as the company’s focus on alignment with the broader strategic needs of organizations that are on a Zero Trust journey.”
In its research, Forrester describes identity as a core pillar of Zero Trust*, noting that “organizations increasingly view identity as one of the cornerstones of the Zero Trust security framework.”** In Forrester’s separate evaluation of the identity space,